This is free sharing of discoveries in matters of methods, materials and policies for energy conservation in our homes. Discoveries are mainly in work I do with business Phillip Norman Attic Access, in metro Portland, Oregon. Please see my web site for this work, with my contact information:
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Sunday, May 10, 2020

Addressing Embodied Carbon in Residential Construction

I will attend this webinar of my ASHRAE Chapter. I'm interested in the mass timber construction.May 14th, 2020 - 11:30am

ASHRAE Student Chapter

Addressing Embodied Carbon

Join our Portland State University Student Chapter for their Webinar.

Addressing embodied carbon – the carbon emissions that occur during the production and installation of building’s materials – is the next big design challenge for sustainable buildings. As more buildings approach the Net Zero Energy goal (to produce as much energy as they consume) the majority of lifetime carbon emissions for a building may actually be associated with embodied carbon. Join us to hear more about MEP engineers’ roles in addressing embodied carbon, how Glumac is prepared to help our clients in this area, and some of the strategies being deployed for decarbonization, like all-electric buildings, low Global-Warming-Potential refrigerants and mass timber construction.

In fact, from this Shawood web site, you will understand most of what was seen in January 2020 Las Vegas Convention Center events. Imagine how quickly a home can be assembled with engineered factory-built beam elements. Exterior walls have full freedom of window and door placement.

Know from the IBS presentation, that superior Bellburn porcelain tile siding is a very-visible element of this construction. Sample siding was on display. From the search, find this builderonline article:Chowa Living in Balance - February 26, 2020 LESSONS LEARNED: HERE ARE FIVE CRITICAL TAKE-AWAYS FROM THE 2020 BUILDER CONCEPT HOME BUILDING